Gia Destouni is awarded the Baltic Sea Award
Professor Georgia (Gia) Destouni has been awarded the Baltic Sea Award for her significant research contributions and guiding efforts to combat eutrophication in the Baltic Sea.
World-leading hydrologist Gia Destouni , Visiting Professor at the Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Sciences and Engineering (SEED) at KTH is awarded the prestigious Baltic Sea Award for notable contributions to the Baltic Sea's ecology.
Georgia Destouni is awarded a prize of €20,000 by the Baltic Sea Foundation. Her research focuses how water on land flows into the sea it affects freshwater, coasts, and the ocean. Destouni’s research has made a significant contribution to fighting eutrophication in the Baltic Sea. In addition to her own research, she has also been a driving force in collaboration and networking with other stakeholders to find more solutions and strategies to counteract eutrophication.
“Wetlands are one possible measure to restore the health of the Baltic Sea, and my research is partly about where these and other mensures should best be placed on land to have effect on the sea," says Gia Destouni.
Sara Arons, CEO of the Baltic Sea Foundation, emphasizes the importance of research on the Baltic Sea.
“The situation for the Baltic Sea remains concerning. However, there is still room for change, and it feels very uplifting and encouraging to celebrate these heroes for their significant contributions to the Baltic Sea,” says Sara Arons.
Motivation: Professor Georgia Destouni, Stockholm, Sweden, is awarded the Baltic Sea Award for her significant research contributions and guiding efforts to combat eutrophication in the Baltic Sea. Through systematic studies of water flows from land to sea, she has identified and overcome key obstacles, offering solutions to tackle eutrophication both along the coast and in open waters.
Her research has resulted in scientifically-based proposals for policy development and concrete actions. Destouni’s commitment has also contributed to educating and shaping a new generation of water experts and environmental scientists, both in Sweden and internationally.
Her work has also included the establishment of the Baltic Multi-Actor Lab where relevant solutions and strategies to combat eutrophication have been identified and communicated with stakeholders. Georgia Destouni's commitment to promoting collaboration and education within environmental research has also helped shape a new generation of water experts and environmental researchers in Sweden and internationally.
The Baltic Sea Prize is awarded to individuals or organizations that contribute to improving the condition of the Baltic Sea through practical or technical solutions to environmental problems, active in fields such as science and research, environmental movements, or among administrators and decision-makers in business or public administration.
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